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Avatars! Let's get into it. (waveform.social)
submitted 1 year ago by Scientician@waveform.social to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml
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One thing I missed during the reddit era was user avatars. I always found it much easier to recognize posters this way. The lack of avatars next to a post made that whole era feel faceless. I'm glad avatars are included in profiles, and I think they should be brought back into the main UI.

I currently use Connect on Android, which puts a small (10x10px approx) avatar next to names. It would be cool to have an option to enlarge this, but it seems like a step forward.

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[โ€“] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Really? One thing I missed during the reddit era was no avatars. They weren't a thing until new reddit. Regular reddit never got them, and I liked it that way.

[โ€“] Scientician@waveform.social 1 points 1 year ago

It would be cool if apps made showing avatars an option. I could see why someone wouldn't like them... I just remember pictures easier than names because I'm a little special, so they work for me.

That said, I'm not saying we should go crazy and do table breaking SA red text avatars.